The Clockmaker's Daughter

By Kate Morton

Book Overview

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"An ambitious, compelling historical mystery with a fabulous cast of characters...Kate Morton at her very best." --Kristin Hannah

"An elaborate tapestry...Morton doesn't disappoint." --The Washington Post

"Classic English country-house Goth at its finest." --New York Post

In the depths of a 19th-century winter, a little girl is abandoned on the streets of Victorian London. She grows up to become in turn a thief, an artist's muse, and a lover. In the summer of 1862, shortly after her eighteenth birthday, she travels with a group of artists to a beautiful house on a bend of the Upper Thames. Tensions simmer and one hot afternoon a gunshot rings out. A woman is killed, another disappears, and the truth of what happened slips through the cracks of time. It is not until over a century later, when another young woman is drawn to Birchwood Manor, that its secrets are finally revealed.

Told by multiple voices across time, this is an intricately layered, richly atmospheric novel about art and passion, forgiveness and loss, that shows us that sometimes the way forward is through the past.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451649398
• ISBN13: 9781451649390
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Book

I enjoyed the story and was able to follow the different characters and time periods without any issues. Well written and easy to get through. I would say this is a historical romance, ghost story and mystery all in one. There are a lot of characters but I feel the author develops them well and connects them with good detail. I do wish the ending gave a bit more closure by having someone actually remove the damaged maple tree to solve the main mystery but I guess it is implied.

Kate Morton became a favorite as soon as I opened her first book

Some reviews have given low-star ratings due to multiple timelines and intricate character development. That is what I find so fun about Kate's writing style. I love the way she jumps around time, back and forth between then and now, before bringing everything together so smoothly. The Forgotten Garden was my introduction to Miss Morton. The Secret Keeper is my favorite so far. I'm finishing The Clockmaker's Daughter now, and just received Homecoming as a gift. Excited!

Do you believe in ghosts?

This book had too many stories going on - different time periods, different characters, different locations all trying to blend together. It was frustrating to try to keep track of everything and make some sense of everything. You also need to believe in ghosts. Just saying . . .

Kate morton never disappoints

Yes it is hard to keep up sometimes, that's part of the genius of her style of writing. I love how the generations are woven together. Couldn't put it down.

Loved!

Absolutely loved this book! The characters pulled me in and I couldn't put it down. I loved each of their stories and how the past story impacted future characters.

Too much to keep track of!

This book was too hard to follow. There were several different time periods and many different characters in each time period. Kept going back and forth and hard to keep up.